NYTimes grammar
"Only about one in four doctors, mostly in large group practices, is using
the electronic record system." [from Panel Set to Study Safety of
Electronic Patient Data]
IMHO, "one in four doctors" is clearly plural. And when you add "about", it makes it even more obvious. Should it matter whether you say "one in four" or "one quarter of" or "25% of"? How about "two in eight"?
the electronic record system." [from Panel Set to Study Safety of
Electronic Patient Data]
IMHO, "one in four doctors" is clearly plural. And when you add "about", it makes it even more obvious. Should it matter whether you say "one in four" or "one quarter of" or "25% of"? How about "two in eight"?